Roof Racks, Canavan And Trailer Towing; Caravan And Tra Iler Towing - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

Roof racks,
caravan and trailer
towing
188
Disregard of these notes can lead to
injuries whic h may be fatal. Vehicle
passengers should be informed
accordingly.
Roof racks
3
For reasons of safety and to avoid
damaging the roof, we recommend that
you use the Vauxhall roof rack system
relea sed for your vehic le. A Vauxhall
Authorised Repairer w ill be hap py to
prov ide you more information.
Driv ing hints – see pa ge 166.
Towing equipment
3
If the v ehicle is not equip ped with tow ing
equipment, we recomm end having it
retro-fitted by a Vauxhall Authorised
Repairer, who will provide information
about possible tra iler load increases and
ha s instructions on how to install the
tow ing equipment and any modific ations
that are required to the vehicle tha t affect
the cooling sy stem or other equipment.
Tra ilers may not be used on v ehicles with
1 )
Z 20 LET engine.
See pag es 288 to 290 for mounting
dimensions of towing equipment.
1)
Sales d esigna tion , see pa ge 254.
Towing e quipme nt with detachable
coupling ball bar
3
St owage of coup ling ba ll bar
The coupling b all bar is stored in a bag
strapped to the v ehicle tools under the
spare wheel – see page 191.